This is my Grandfather Fred D. Parker's 8-track Player. It is a portable General Electric device that was around when I was 8 (I am 41 now).(8-track tapes are VERY similar to "audio carts" or endless loop cartridges used for announcements, commercials and music in radio and TV stations before all this digital technology made tape obsolete in many places).
It could be powered via wall plug, 4 "D" batteries or car adapter. It has "external speaker outputs" which come in handy.
The speakers separate for maximum stereo effect.
Why is this special? Well 2 people have come to me this year, 2010 with old 8-track tapes to preserve/transfer onto CD. One set was old religious music that could be found nowhere else, and one more for a different client was a home-recorded (like the cassette decks!) 8-track with the voice of long-grown up children. Anything like that is a joy to help anybody hear again. The bottom line:
It still works! Thanks Grandfather. These transfers sounded unbelievable, for this wildly outdated technology.
What can Circle Limit Digital preserve for you??
No comments:
Post a Comment